S. Korea seeking to extend aid to North despite provocations
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| A worker unloads sacks of wheat from a cargo ship at a port in Nampo, North Korea, in August 2004. Some 34,700 metric ton cargo of bulk wheat are unloaded here as donation from Russia through the United Nations World Food Programme. / Korea Times file |
South Korea said Friday that it plans to continue humanitarian assistance to North Korea regardless of political considerations in a pledge that came after Pyongyang's missile launch over Japan.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile from Pyongyang one day after Seoul said it is considering offering US$8 million in aid to the North through U.N. agencies.
"The government has the basic stance that humanitarian assistance to infants and pregnant women in North Korea should be maintained regardless of political situations," Lee Eugene, vice spokesperson at Seoul's unification ministry, told a press briefing.
The government plans to decide whether to approve it next Thursday. If approved, it would mark the resumption of Seoul's aid to North Korea via U.N. organizations after a 21-month hiatus.
Some critics questioned the timing of Seoul's announcement as it came just days after the U.N. Security Council slapped fresh sanctions on Pyongyang. (Yonhap)
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